Blu-ray Review: Sin City (Unrated, Recut and Extended)
Robert RodrÃguez is an intriguing filmmaker. Not only does he take on the typical tasks of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effects supervisor, and sound editor. Never too concerned with differentiating it all, he often just abbreviates […]
Blu-ray Review: Capote w/ In Cold Blood (2-Disc Double Feature)
Thank you, Sony, Thank you. The idea of a DVD or Blu-ray double feature is hardly new but the recent release of 2005’s Capote and 1967’s In Cold Blood as a double feature on Blu-ray deserves special praise. The first is a biopic that follows Truman Capote as he was doing research for In Cold […]
Blu-ray Review: The French Connection
While The French Connection certainly deserves to be described as tough, edgy, profane and explosive, somewhat slow should be added as well. Te action doesn’t start right away; instead; director William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and screenwriter Ernest Tidyman (High Plains Drifter), crafted a story in which the tension slowly increases. The two men created enough […]
Blu-ray Review: For Your Eyes Only – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
Released in 1981, For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth film in the James Bond Series and the fifth to star Roger Moore in the title role. Loosely based on two short stories from Ian Fleming’s book For Your Eyes Only, the movie combined elements from the title story and from Risico. The film also […]
Blu-ray Review: The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector’s Edition
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those films that seems to get better with each viewing. You begin to see the subtle nuances in the story and really appreciate writer Tim Burton’s ability to create such a captivating tale and director Henry Selick’s ability to bring it to the screen. Intense emotion oozes from […]
DVD Review: Juno
When Juno was released in December of 2007, I paid very little attention. Knee deep in the throes of yet another Christmas season, a movie about a pregnant teenager wasn’t registering very high on my must-see list. Though I was thoroughly amused by director Jason Reitman’s 2005 film, Thank You For Smoking, I just didn’t […]
DVD Review: Bernard and Doris
Doris Duke was the only child of tobacco and electric energy tycoon James Buchannan Duke and his second wife, Nanaline Holt Inman. When Doris’ father died in 1925, he left roughly $100 million (about $1 billion in 2005 dollars), to Doris. This lead to her being referred to as the “richest girl in the world,” […]
Rita Moreno, Turns 76 Today
Born Rosita Dolores Alverio, in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931, actress Rita Moreno was the first performer to win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and a Grammy. Moreno and her mother moved to New York City in 1937. Rita got her first taste of show business at the tender age of eleven, when she […]